Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder
John Tracy Kidderis an American writer of nonfiction books. He received the Pulitzer Prize for his The Soul of a New Machine, about the creation of a new computer at Data General Corporation. He has received praise and awards for other works, including his biography of Paul Farmer, a doctor and anthropologist, titled Mountains Beyond Mountains...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNon-Fiction Author
Date of Birth12 November 1945
CountryUnited States of America
bag certain far lady lives moment truth
When we see a bag lady ... on the street, in that moment in our lives we try to get as far away from that person as possible, ... But the truth is, that person is me. That person is all of us, to a certain extent.
imagined layers saw side
Northampton has layers and layers. I saw a whole side of it I didn't know, hadn't imagined had existed.
coward weapons cynicism
among a coward's weapons, cynicism is the nastiest of all
mad computer
I've gotta keep life and computers separate, or else I'm gonna go mad.
grateful writing grace
I am grateful to Stacy Schiff first of all because she can write a sentence-because she offers us her scholarship with wit, clarity, and grace. Once again, she has done what only the best writers can do: she has made the world new, again.
writing enough interest
You can write about anything, and if you write well enough, even the reader with no intrinsic interest in the subject will become involved.
boston russia sick
Paul Farmer has helped to build amazing health care system in one of the poorest areas of Haiti. He founded Partners in Health, which serves the destitute and the sick in many parts of the world from Haiti to Boston and from Russia to Peru.
vietnam combat novel
I wrote a novel about the combat experiences I didn't have in Vietnam.
childhood house happy-childhood
If you had an essentially happy childhood, that tends to dwell with you.